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370 McDonough County residents in their 70s test positive for COVID-19

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As of March 1, there have been 370 McDonough County residents in their 70s who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

There have been 6,922 residents in their 70s in the county who had been tested, meaning that 5.3 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through March 1, there have been 7,118 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 86 deaths from the coronavirus in McDonough County.

Illinois was home to some of the first reported COVID-19 cases in the US. It has suffered numerous waves of the pandemic, which peaked in the fall of 2020. As the Midwestern hub of the US, Illinois businesses suffered greatly, including layoffs at two major airlines based in the state.

Test results for the past 10 days in McDonough County

DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
March 1132,4747,1185.4
February 28132,3287,1135.4
February 25131,8947,1035.4
February 24131,3197,0885.4
February 23130,8977,0815.4
February 22130,7907,0635.4

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